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September is tomatillo season around here. Little green lanterns hang from our tomatillo plants like ornaments on a well decorated Christmas tree.

Do you ever cook with tomatillos? They look like smallish green tomatoes, and are even called "tomate verde" in Mexico, and are used for making salsa verde and chile verde.

Why Roast Tomatillos

Tomatillos are typically boiled with some chiles to make the green salsa. But roasting them, as I've done in this recipe, will bring out more flavor.

If you don't have access to fresh tomatillos, you can use canned salsa verde for the sauce (sort of like using canned tomatoes versus fresh).

green Tomatillos
Elise Bauer

Controlling the Heat in This Recipe

I experimented with the jalapeños; it's so easy to misjudge how much heat you'll need. The first time I made this I carefully seeded one chile and the result was that I couldn't even taste the heat or the chile. The second time I used two jalapeños and kept all the seeds.

Woo boy, big difference.

It was perfectly hot for my father, and I needed a little sour cream to cool it down enough for me. Now, both of the chiles were from our garden, and were not overly picante.

If you are working with chiles with lots of striations, check the hotness first. If a tiny bite sets you running for a fire extinguisher, don't use as much.

Tomatillo Chicken Stew recipe
Elise Bauer

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